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HONOLULU \u2013 The University of Hawai’i women’s tennis team (4-4, 2-0 Big West) responded in strong fashion Saturday afternoon, defeating Long Beach State, 5-2, at the UH Tennis Complex. After dropping the doubles point, the Rainbow Wahine regrouped and powered through singles play, stringing together five straight victories to secure the win over the Beach.<\/p>\n
In doubles play, UH leveled the contest at one match apiece when Grete Gull<\/a> and Sophie Rachor<\/a> delivered a 6\u20133 win over LBSU’s Cecilia Costa and Paulina Franco Martinessi. The doubles point eventually came down to Court No. 3, where Hawai’i’s Makeilah Nepomuceno<\/a> and Hannah Galindo<\/a> mounted a comeback from 3-0 deficit to even the score at 5-5. Despite their fight, the duo narrowly fell, 7-5, as Long Beach State clinched the doubles point.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Rainbow Wahine dominated singles play, winning five of the six matches to power past the Beach. Allaire Berl<\/a> put UH on the board first with a dominant straight sets win, 6-1, 6-0, against LBSU’s Daisy Carpenter. Emma Forgac<\/a> followed Berl, earning a 6-1, 7-5 straight sets victory over the Beach’s\u00a0Thea Jagare. Gull battled to a 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 win to extend UH’s lead 3-1. Galindo secured the win with a gritty 7-5, 7-5 decision over LBSU’s Pamela Badillo. Nepomuceno added another point after the match was already decided, defeating Diana De Simone, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1.<\/p>\n The Rainbow Wahine continue their homestand next weekend, hosting Bucknell at the UH Tennis Complex. First serve is set for 1:00 p.m. HT.<\/p>\n Hawai’i 5, Long Beach State 2 Doubles Competition Singles Competition
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\nFeb. 28, 2026 at Honolulu, O’ahu
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\n1. Grete Gull<\/a>\/Sophie Rachor<\/a> (UH) def. Cecilia Costa\/Paulina Franco Martinessi (LBSU), 6-3
\n2. Thea Jagare\/Pamela Badillo (LBSU) def. Makeilah Nepomuceno<\/a>\/Hannah Galindo<\/a> (UH), 5-7
\n3. Diana De Simone\/Daisy Carpenter (LBSU) def. Emma Forgac<\/a>\/Allaire Berl<\/a> (UH), 6-2<\/p>\n
\n1. Grete Gull<\/a> (UH) def. Cecilia Costa (LBSU), 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
\n2. Makeilah Nepomuceno<\/a> (UH) def. Diana De Simone (LBSU), 6-3, 2-6, 6-1
\n3. Emma Forgac<\/a> (UH) def. Thea Jagare (LBSU), 6-1, 7-5
\n4. Paulina Franco Martinessi (LBSU) def. Sophie Rachor<\/a> (UH), 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-1
\n5. Hannah Galindo<\/a> (UH) def. Pamela Badillo (LBSU), 7-5, 7-5
\n6. Allaire Berl<\/a> (UH) def. Daisy Carpenter (LBSU), 6-1, 6-0<\/p>\n
\nMatch Notes
\nOrder of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (6,3,1,5,2,4)<\/p>\n